Transcatheter Coil Closure of a Congenital Coronary Arterial Fistula.
- Author:
Hye Soon KIM
1
;
Ho Sung KIM
;
Jung Il RHO
;
Jung Yeun CHOI
;
Young Soo YUN
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Coronary artery fistula;
Transcatheter embolization
- MeSH:
Child, Preschool;
Coronary Vessels;
Embolization, Therapeutic;
Female;
Fistula*;
Heart;
Humans
- From:Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society
1997;40(5):730-734
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Congenital coronary artery fistulas are rare congenital heart anomalies. Surgical closure of these fistulas was the therapy of choice till recently. The recent development of a new accurate coil-delivery system has enabled us to embolize the vessels. Percutaneous transcatheter coil embolization is a safe and effective approach to treating coronary artery fistulas and should be considered as the best treatment for coronary artery fistulas. We report the case of 5-year-old girl whose coronary artery fistula was occluded with Gianturco coils successfully.
